I got a new windows 10 pro key but it doesn't support upgrading

[HyperLynx]

The key i have for win 10 pro wont upgrade my version. How do I got about reinstalling windows with my new key?

 

Do I do it as normal and add a new key or is there something different? Will I have to do a complete fresh install?

[WhitetailAni]

I think you can just replace your product key.

Look up how.

[HyperLynx]

Yes i've done that, but it runs into an error and after looking around and asking the company who supplied it they said the keys they have don't support upgrading

 

[Oshino Shinobu]

You can try upgrading it through DISM:

 

(elevated command prompt)

Dism /online /Set-Edition:Professional /AcceptEula /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG

Replace the product key with yours

[HyperLynx]

Just now, yaboistar said:

yeah for the reinstall just go through as normal and use that key when it asks for it, or reinstall, select windows 10 pro, select that you don't have a product key and then activate once the install is completed

So do a normal reinstall from my current os or uninstall it first?

[HyperLynx]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You can try upgrading it through DISM:

 

(elevated command prompt)

Dism /online /Set-Edition:Professional /AcceptEula /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG

Replace the product key with yours

Ill try that first 

[HyperLynx]

4 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You can try upgrading it through DISM:

 

(elevated command prompt)

Dism /online /Set-Edition:Professional /AcceptEula /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG

Replace the product key with yours

 

2 minutes ago, HyperLynx said:

Ill try that first 

Yeah that didnt work it came up with; 

 

Error: 50

Setting an edition is not supported with online images.
 

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 minutes ago, HyperLynx said:

 

Yeah that didnt work it came up with; 

 

Error: 50

Setting an edition is not supported with online images.
 

You could try an inplace upgrade, but a clean install's the better option if dism won't let you upgrade. 

[HyperLynx]

2 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You could try an inplace upgrade, but a clean install's the better option if dism won't let you upgrade. 

yeah, ill back my os up to a USB and redo it that way. cheers mate

[Hip]

I had the same problem once. You should contact the customer support from Microsoft and they can convert it. Then you can simply use it.

[SupaKomputa]

34 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You can try upgrading it through DISM:

 

(elevated command prompt)

Dism /online /Set-Edition:Professional /AcceptEula /ProductKey:WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG

Replace the product key with yours

Haha, thanks, i will use this key on my next build...

 

34 minutes ago, HyperLynx said:

So do a normal reinstall from my current os or uninstall it first?

Just reinstall with the new key. There's no uninstall, just wipe and recreate the partitions.

[HyperLynx]

4 hours ago, HyperLynx said:

yeah, ill back my os up to a USB and redo it that way. cheers mate

 

4 hours ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You could try an inplace upgrade, but a clean install's the better option if dism won't let you upgrade. 

Managed to do a clean wipe and and reinstall but now its says it cant activate because a windows 10 home was previously activated on the device... so i wont allow my win 10 pro to activate properly. It does say in the settings that my windows version is Windows 10 Pro however.

[LogicalDrm]

-> Moved to Windows

[HyperLynx]

9 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

-> Moved to Windows

Thanks